Welcome back, WHAP! Here’s what you need to know. ● Your Period 3 Review is due TOMORROW. This will count as two daily grades. Give specific examples. Pick this up on the side table if you didn’t get it on Friday 11/17. ● The Period 3 Exam is TOMORROW. This will consist of 30 stimulus-based multiple choice questions and one SAQ. Content will be from Chapters 7-12. ● You will have a Period 3 LEQ on FRIDAY. The prompt choices and planning steps will be posted on the website tomorrow. Do this before coming to class on Friday. ● The Period 3 Maps are due NEXT MONDAY (December 4th). Note: This is a change from the original date. Instructions are on the website. Pick this up on the side table if you didn’t get it on Friday 11/17.
*We will be reading through Ch. 13 next week. This will be the last chapter we will finish before Christmas break (we’ll start with Ch. 14 when we return) Let’s briefly sum up the European Renaissance from our lesson yesterday. Next area of focus: CHINA End of the Yuan Dynasty
● Recall: The Yuan Dynasty was the period of Mongol rule when China was a part of the Khanate of the Great Khan from 1279-1368. ● Military defeats +drained treasury from overspending +overtaxation= instability in Kublai Khan’s later years ● Kublai died in 1294- infighting followed ● Rebellions broke out- people were tired of humiliating Mongol rule, also peasants were suffering from floods, famine, and disease ● Chinese rebels overthrew the Mongols in 1368- est. the MING DYNASTY Kublai Khan
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
● Major focus was to return to Chinese tradition after period of Mongol rule ● Brought back Confucian traditions, civil service examination system, Chinese gender roles, and the tribute system ● Economy rebounded ● Restored and repaired agricultural lands and infrastructure damaged from Mongol era ● Agriculture: Increased rice production, improved irrigation, encouraged fish farming and growing commercial crops (cotton, sugarcane) ● Hongwu emperor ruled from Nanjing; his son, the Yongle emperor, moved the capital to Beijing- built the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven Yongle Emperor Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
● Desire to explore, impress the world with the power and splendor of China ● Tribute system, oceanic explorations expanded the reach and influence of China ● 1405-1433: 7 oceanic voyages led by Zheng He (a Chinese Muslim eunuch)- eunuchs were close advisers to the emperor, often clashed with scholar officials (bureaucrats) ● Distributed gifts (often silver or silk) to show Chinese superiority; in return, foreign diplomats would offer tribute to the Chinese emperor ● 1433: Next Chinese emperor ended the oceanic expeditions- China became more isolationist. Zheng He